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Curbside Classics Archives
Curbside Classics – American Brands Archive
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![(first posted 9/17/2015) Whether or not the benefits truly outweigh a good set of snow tires is debatable, but there’s no denying that all-wheel drive has surged in popularity within […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_4669.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 AMC Eagle Sedan – Back From The Future")
Curbside Classic: 1984 AMC Eagle Sedan – Back From The Future
Posted on March 13, 2022 | 61 Comments(first posted 9/17/2015) Whether or not the benefits truly outweigh a good set of snow tires is debatable, but there’s no denying that all-wheel drive has surged in popularity within […] -
![(first posted 3/11/2016) The story of Studebaker’s final few years are well known here. However, there is one vehicle that remains quite little known and has been seldom seen since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Studebaker-zip-van.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Craigslist Classic: 1963 Studebaker Zip Van – Studebaker Goes Postal")
Craigslist Classic: 1963 Studebaker Zip Van – Studebaker Goes Postal
Posted on March 11, 2022 | 53 Comments(first posted 3/11/2016) The story of Studebaker’s final few years are well known here. However, there is one vehicle that remains quite little known and has been seldom seen since […] -
![(first posted 3/10/2016) There haven’t been a whole lot of cars in the American market whereof the wagon variant seems as prominent in metal and mind as the betrunked models, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/bbbbv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Malibu Classic Wagon – Long-Roof Liftback")
Curbside Classic: 1977 Chevrolet Malibu Classic Wagon – Long-Roof Liftback
Posted on March 10, 2022 | 130 Comments(first posted 3/10/2016) There haven’t been a whole lot of cars in the American market whereof the wagon variant seems as prominent in metal and mind as the betrunked models, […] -
![(originally posted 3/9/22) Every once in a while, one is privileged to encounter something so special, it’s jarring. Like a rare flower growing in a landfill or an original Picasso […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20200817_094656.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe – Maroon’d In Time")
Curbside Classic: 1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe – Maroon’d In Time
Posted on March 9, 2022 | 38 Comments(originally posted 3/9/22) Every once in a while, one is privileged to encounter something so special, it’s jarring. Like a rare flower growing in a landfill or an original Picasso […] -
![(first posted 3/9/2016) The question of how the all-new post-war cars would look was a pregnant one. Since the Big Three mostly stood pat with their 1941/1942 designs right through […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ccvvbg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1952 Chevrolet Styleline DeLuxe 4-Door Sedan – The Sun Sets On GM’s New Post-War Design")
Curbside Classic: 1952 Chevrolet Styleline DeLuxe 4-Door Sedan – The Sun Sets On GM’s New Post-War Design
Posted on March 9, 2022 | 102 Comments(first posted 3/9/2016) The question of how the all-new post-war cars would look was a pregnant one. Since the Big Three mostly stood pat with their 1941/1942 designs right through […] -
![(first posted 3/8/2016) For anyone who knows their Cadillac history, I don’t need to emphasize that the 1980s were not a good time for the luxury marque. Between the controversial […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_0730.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Cadillac Allanté – The Wreath-And-Crest European Roadster")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Cadillac Allanté – The Wreath-And-Crest European Roadster
Posted on March 8, 2022 | 71 Comments(first posted 3/8/2016) For anyone who knows their Cadillac history, I don’t need to emphasize that the 1980s were not a good time for the luxury marque. Between the controversial […] -
![I call this one “The Time Machine”. I’m tooling along Route 46 in Denville, and I see this car parked just off the highway on Legion Place next to a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220304_150905-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Chevrolet Impala 4-Door Hardtop–Staying Close to Home")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Chevrolet Impala 4-Door Hardtop–Staying Close to Home
Posted on March 6, 2022 | 46 CommentsI call this one “The Time Machine”. I’m tooling along Route 46 in Denville, and I see this car parked just off the highway on Legion Place next to a […] -
![(first posted 3/4/2016) 280 pound-feet of torque: that was the highest torque figure ever seen in a GM W-Body until the introduction of the transversely-mounted 5.3 LS4 V8 to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ggggnm.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2006-09 Chevrolet Impala SS – A Hot Mess")
Future Curbside Classic: 2006-09 Chevrolet Impala SS – A Hot Mess
Posted on March 4, 2022 | 115 Comments(first posted 3/4/2016) 280 pound-feet of torque: that was the highest torque figure ever seen in a GM W-Body until the introduction of the transversely-mounted 5.3 LS4 V8 to the […] -
![(first posted 3/3/2016) Don’t take that headline to mean any of GM’s current fleet wouldn’t make a sound used car buy. On the contrary. However, the 2006 Impala – still […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/imppii.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future Curbside Classic: 2006 Chevrolet Impala – The Last “Good Used Car” From General Motors")
Future Curbside Classic: 2006 Chevrolet Impala – The Last “Good Used Car” From General Motors
Posted on March 3, 2022 | 74 Comments(first posted 3/3/2016) Don’t take that headline to mean any of GM’s current fleet wouldn’t make a sound used car buy. On the contrary. However, the 2006 Impala – still […] -
![Cars from the 1930’s are becoming a bit like a foreign language to many of us here. I am now north of sixty years on this orb and these were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1936-LaSalle-a-06.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1936 LaSalle Series 36-50 – Almost, But Not Quite, A Cadillac")
Car Show Classic: 1936 LaSalle Series 36-50 – Almost, But Not Quite, A Cadillac
Posted on March 3, 2022 | 47 CommentsCars from the 1930’s are becoming a bit like a foreign language to many of us here. I am now north of sixty years on this orb and these were […] -
![(first posted 3/1/2016) I am not one to sneer at the efforts of car manufacturers to make luxury meals out of working-class bones. If done well, you can end up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/bbbknd.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Lincoln Blackwood – Gentrification Gone Wrong")
Curbside Classic: Lincoln Blackwood – Gentrification Gone Wrong
Posted on March 1, 2022 | 92 Comments(first posted 3/1/2016) I am not one to sneer at the efforts of car manufacturers to make luxury meals out of working-class bones. If done well, you can end up […] -
![Every once in a while, I will have an “a-ha” moment prompted by absolutely nothing, or so it seems. I was born somewhere in the middle of the Ford Pinto’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_9644-Ford-Pinto-Runabout-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1974 Ford Pinto Runabout – Little Boat")
Car Show Classic: 1974 Ford Pinto Runabout – Little Boat
Posted on March 1, 2022 | 49 CommentsEvery once in a while, I will have an “a-ha” moment prompted by absolutely nothing, or so it seems. I was born somewhere in the middle of the Ford Pinto’s […] -
![(first posted 3/24/2012) Chrysler’s Town & Country went through several iterations over the decades. It had been a station wagon, two-door hardtop, four-door sedan and convertible between the 1940s and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/3-12-12-013.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Chrysler Town & Country – What Happened To My Wagon?")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Chrysler Town & Country – What Happened To My Wagon?
Posted on February 28, 2022 | 57 Comments(first posted 3/24/2012) Chrysler’s Town & Country went through several iterations over the decades. It had been a station wagon, two-door hardtop, four-door sedan and convertible between the 1940s and […] -
![(first posted 5/18/2012) Lincoln really had a hard time finding its way in the 1950s. Known for some of the finest custom bodied luxury cars in the 1930s, the mid-priced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/lllllm.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1960 Lincoln Sedan – Trying To Out-Cadillac Cadillac")
Curbside Classic: 1960 Lincoln Sedan – Trying To Out-Cadillac Cadillac
Posted on February 27, 2022 | 143 Comments(first posted 5/18/2012) Lincoln really had a hard time finding its way in the 1950s. Known for some of the finest custom bodied luxury cars in the 1930s, the mid-priced […] -
![(first posted 1/15/2013) I’ve always liked GM’s formal rooflines of the ‘70s and ‘80s. They were such a breath of fresh air when introduced, and the look worked so well […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ghgds.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick Skylark–The Littlest (And Last) Little Limousine")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick Skylark–The Littlest (And Last) Little Limousine
Posted on February 24, 2022 | 92 Comments(first posted 1/15/2013) I’ve always liked GM’s formal rooflines of the ‘70s and ‘80s. They were such a breath of fresh air when introduced, and the look worked so well […]
